GOBBET

gobbet

(noun) a lump or chunk of raw meat

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

gobbet (plural gobbets)

A quantity of liquid, often in a sticky blotch.

A lump or chunk of something, especially of raw meat.

An extract of text, or image (especially a quotation), provided as a context for analysis, discussion, or translation in an examination.

Verb

gobbet (third-person singular simple present gobbets, present participle gobbeting, simple past and past participle gobbeted)

(transitive) To splash with small quantities of liquid; to spatter.

(transitive) To swallow greedily; to swallow in gobbets.

Source: Wiktionary


Gob"bet, n. Etym: [OE. & F. gobet. See 2d Gob.]

Definition: A mouthful; a lump; a small piece. Spenser. [He] had broken the stocks to small gobbets. Wyclif.

Gob"bet, v. t.

Definition: To swallow greedily; to swallow in gobbets. [Low] L'Estrange.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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